01/08/24 UNTOLD NUMBERS
Martha and I were watching a Christian movie recently. We turned it off, planning to finish it later. The story-line was going well, but it was time for a tragedy to take place. We understand that is part of the theatrical formula, but still, we just didn't feel like dealing with it at the moment. We knew it would eventually end on a positive note, but we both hate to see people suffer personal and family loss. It is too much like real life.
Sometimes the tragedy comes because the victims bring it on themselves and sometimes it is the only way God can get there attention.
The problem in real life is that the hardness and stubbornness of self oriented people usually resists the call of God, resulting in a cascading of losses and disasters. Our hearts are already too broken in real life.
We will probably watch the end of the movie tonight. And we will continue to pray for real life disasters and brokenness.
If it was up to God there would be no rebellion and brokenness, but God allows us to determine our own destinies. It is just so hard to watch loved ones steer their lives into certain tragedy, ignoring and resenting the overtures of love and cries of warning.
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